1711 saw the publication of what was to become one of the most important musical collections of the first half of the 18th century: Antonio...continue...
Recording information: The Concourse Chatswood Concert Hall, Sydney, Australia (03/2014)....continue...

The Chinese pianist Chen Sa (also known internationally as Sa Chen) has received much acclaim for her interpretations of composers such as Chopin, Rachmaninov and...continue...
Recording information: Zhongshan Hall, Taipei City, Taiwan (11/2013)....continue...

With this release, harmonia mundi inaugurates a trilogy of recordings that will eventually comprise the complete concertos and piano trios of Robert Schumann. The instigators...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (08/2014-09/2014)....continue...

L'estro armonico, the title of Vivaldi's first published collection of concertos, is commonly translated into English as "harmonic fancy." However, the word oestrus actually means...continue...
Recording information: St John the Evangelist Church, Upper Norwood, London (02/2014/09/2014)....continue...

The founding of the Berliner Philharmoniker on the first day of May 1882 is annually celebrated with a concert in a culturally significant European city....continue...
Run Time: 120 min.Region: AllPicture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, ColorSound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
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Since the early 1990s, Antonio Vivaldi and Fabio Biondi have become an inseparable pair for many music lovers around the world. In his latest recording...continue...
Recording information: Badia Cavana (Abbazia di San Basilide), Italy (06/16/2014-06/18/2014)....continue...

Solo violinists of Orchestre National de France and Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Sarah and Deborah Nemtanu join forces for the first time on record....continue...
Recording information: Salle Colonne, Paris, France (07/2014)....continue...

The music of 20th century Polish composers from Witold Lutoslawski to Henryk Górecki holds a special place in the Warsaw Philharmonic's heritage, alongside its critically...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmoni Concert Hall....continue...

Following the success of her albums of Romantic and Late Romantic repertoire, Vilde Frang has recorded Mozart's Concertos Nos. 1 and 5 'Turkish' and the...continue...
Recording information: St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead (04/03/2014-04/05/2014)....continue...

Albrecht Mayer is widely considered the world's greatest oboist and on his new 12-track album Lost and Found, he presents rare and sublime oboe concerti...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (01/2013)....continue...

On their latest disc, the Danish-Swedish Sirena Recorder Quartet treats us to a wide-ranging selection from their regular concert repertoire. Now & Then illustrates the...continue...
Recording information: Vestkirken, Ballerup, Denmark (12/2013)....continue...

Yevgeny Sudbin has already demonstrated his great affinity with the music of the composers united here: in 2007, his Scriabin solo recital (BIS-1568) garnered universal...continue...
Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway (11/2013)....continue...

Works: Patric Standford: Symphony no 1 "The Seasons - An English Year"; Concerto for Cello; Prelude to a Fantasy, for orchestra ("The Naiades")
Performers:
Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello] Conductors:
Lloyd-Jones, David Ensemble:
; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Patric Standford wrote in a wide variety of forms, from large-scale orchestral and choral music to a cappella, chamber and instrumental pieces. While teaching at...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (11/23/2011-11/24/2011)....continue...

Violist Antoine Tamestit and mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill join forces with the London Symphony and Valery Gergiev in the latest installment of their Berlioz exploration. Taking...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London (11/01/2013/11/12/2013)....continue...

Bebbington's acclaimed collaboration with SOMM yields new riches in this important release featuring three exhilarating works for piano and string orchestra, including the world premiere...continue...
Recording information: CBSO Centre, Birmingham (06/02/2014-06/03/2014)....continue...

Born in Tel-Aviv in 1985 to a family of musicians, violinist Itamar Zorman's impressive path of study led to his 2011 victory at the Int'l...continue...
Recording information: hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt am Main, Germany (10/05/2013-10/06/2013)....continue...

Volume six of Hyperion's superb Romantic Cello Concerto series features German virtuoso Alban Gerhardt. Vieuxtemps and Ysaÿe are best known for their pyrotechnic compositions for...continue...
Recording information: deSingel, Antwerp (04/03/2013-04/05/2013)....continue...

'Imagine' is the first Warner Classics release from dynamic young French harpsichordist Jean Rondeau (b. 1991), who sees the album as "an exploration of all...continue...
Recording information: Notre-Dame du Bon Secours, Paris (06/02/2014-06/06/2014)....continue...

Since 2012, Alexander Liebreich, one of the most inspired conductors of his generation, has been Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Polish National Radio...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music (06/2014)....continue...

In 1993 the Berliner Philharmoniker chose the Royal Albert Hall for their third EUROPAKONZERT, this time under the baton of Bernard Haitink. They were joined...continue...
Run Time: 120 min.Region: AllPicture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, ColorSound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue...

In Venice in the 18th century, Christmas was celebrated as only Venetians know how to celebrate: according to one account, more wax was burnt to...continue...
Recording information: Kosciól Ewangelicki sw. Jana s Mikolowie, Nikolów, Pola (10/2013)....continue...

The Romantic Violin Concerto series reaches Belgium and the music of Joseph Jongen, a composer more celebrated for his organ music now, but who was...continue...
Recording information: Muziekgebouw Frits Philips, Eindhoven (07/09/2013-07/11/2013)....continue...

Pierre Rode's concertos represent the full flowering of the French violin school, the origins of which can be traced back to his teacher Viotti's arrival...continue...
Recording information: Volkshaus, Jena, Germany (06/24/2011-06/29/2011)....continue...

An outstanding figure in the history of modern Spanish music, Federico Moreno Torroba is best known for his guitar works, his traditional style embracing the...continue...
Recording information: Sala María Cristina, Málaga, Spain (07/02/2013-07/04/2013)....continue...

This is the third recording and an 80th birthday tribute to the amazing Valerie Tryon, whose pianism and musicianship are totally undiminished as her long,...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall (07/16/2013-07/17/2013)....continue...